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Hi all I have a worcester 24 cdi rsf boiler. When turning on hot water tap the hot water light is lit but flame light is not, after a few seconds the radiator light starts flashing fast, tried reset button no change. turned off then on by mains switch and all was well the boiler fired up and...

Hi all hope this is the right section for this post, if not apologies. I am a 45 year old due to be made redundant from the chemical industry soon and would like some info on going self employed. I have decided to take a city and guilds in plastering or plumbing 6217 and was wandering which...

I am moving my electric cooker about 4 foot from where it is origionally. At the moment the feed to the cooker is direct to the CCU using 6mm. but behind one of my kitchen units. I want to run a new length of 6mm cable from CCU vertically and then once under the work surface, horizontally to a...

Hi I am looking at buying a smd workstation from ebay its input voltage is 220 volts 175 watts. would this be ok to use on the uk supply 240 / 230 volts. thanks

Hi all got a problem with my combi. getting no flame, i've got a slow flashing radiator light on the front of the boiler, ignition is working getting a good spark. I have found the installation and servicing manual and gone through the procedure but i am not sure at this part, it states remove...

hi all my garden is water logged about 2 inches of water. it was 8 inches a few year ago when we had that downpour so you can imagine the drainage problem i have. my garden is lowest about a foot lower than our neighbours both sides. i decided to dig a soakaway, i got 3 foot down and noticed...

Hi all im having a slight problem with my combi. i haven't used the central heating all week and have noticed that the pressure gauge has almost gone to 2bar, i have noticed this in the past but have just used the the pressure control to flush it outside until i got back to 1 bar, it looks like...

Hi all I have a problem with my garden, being water logged every time it rains. I have been told by a friend to hire a rotorvator and rotorvate the soil and mix in some sharp sand to help with drainage and build a soak way. now i can do this, but my concern is this will all be for nothing. My...

hi all neighbours boiler went off last night. lost pressure. i have repressurised the system to just over 1bar. mains light and lcd timer are on, but no response when turning on central heating or hot water, anything to look out for? i have checked 3 fuses on the circuit boards, all ok...

hi all decided to tile my bathroom, the walls are not that good, so im thinking of covering with plasterboard. if i baton the walls then i wont be able to turn the taps on for the bath, can i use the dib n dab adhesive to fix the boards to the wall and if so would this adhesive be strong...

hi all i have a rip in my roof felt inside the loft, looks like its been there for years, its about 5 inch wide and the tear is about 8 inches high, i can see a bit of light through the tiles. i haven't had any leaks upto now, but would like to repair it just in case. is there any way of...

Hi all i am thinking of getting a conservatory on the back of the house, which is the only place i can put it. i have a problem, the waste pipe is in the way, if i had to move it would i need planning permission? thanks

Hi all i have a window on the landing, which is double glased and cracked. i have just ordered a new double glased window with an opener to replace the old one. it looks pretty easy to fit, but would like some info please. is there any special way of removing the old silicone sealant from...

Hi all a friend of mine is getting a patio, self build. He has a concrete base already across the garden, so he has laid 2 courses of brick on top of this which would bring him up to the damp course of the house. does he have to bring the floor of his patio to damp course level. or can he run...

Hi all i have bought some metal care paint for the garden gates. it gives corrosion protection and an enamel finish and can also be painted on rusty iron. I have decided to spray them so I need to thin the paint, the instructions say, thin paint using synthetic resin thinner what is this...

Hi all I am thinking of tiling the bathroom and would like to know if i could dry line the wall using dabs of plaster, instead of fixing batons to the wall. This would make my job a hell of a lot easier if i could do this. The only draw back I think is, the tiles may be too heavy and...

Hi all a friend of mine is having trouble with his boiler. model potterton combi 80. his central heating works but trips out and when he resets the system, the central heating will only stay on for about an hour, then he has to reset it again. Also it trips out when using the hot water...

hello my sis wants me to fit a house alarm to her property. can i use a feed from the lighting circuit with a fcuto power it up?. also if i decide to go from the ring main and run off a spur instead, where could i tap into the ring main as all cables buried, only cables in the consumer unit...

hi my washing machine keeps tripping out the electrics to the house. i have disconnected the power socket to the motor and everything seems fine. as soon as i plug it back in it trips the electrics, so i assume it is the motor. i have done a ohms test from the armature where the carbon...

hi all ive just erected a metal type shed for my dad in his back garden. he wants to have an electric supply to it. i have 2.5 armoured cable. can i tap into a socket from the kitchen by fitting an fcu as a spare, then run a 2.5 flat twin and earth to a to a metal junction box under the...